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Remember When These Used to Be Swear Words?http://q1077.com/remember-when-these-used-to-be-swear-words/
http://q1077.com/remember-when-these-used-to-be-swear-words/#commentsWed, 10 Jun 2015 14:12:14 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=215127Continue reading…]]>When you really want to vent some frustration, "Fiddlesticks!" probably doesn't cut it. Actually, my grandma used to use that one and then she would crack herself up and start laughing, and whatever it was that had upset her was long gone. So I guess it worked.

]]>http://q1077.com/remember-when-these-used-to-be-swear-words/feed/0ThinkStockHere Are Some Words We Should Stop Saying At Workhttp://q1077.com/here-are-some-words-we-should-stop-saying-at-work/
http://q1077.com/here-are-some-words-we-should-stop-saying-at-work/#commentsThu, 03 Jul 2014 13:28:32 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=187446Continue reading…]]>Amazeballs. What in the heck is that anyway? Who started it? It’s on the list of words we should stop saying at work. Good!

]]>http://q1077.com/here-are-some-words-we-should-stop-saying-at-work/feed/0People Who Use "Like" and "You Know" A Lot Are Thoughtful and Smarthttp://q1077.com/people-who-use-like-and-you-know-a-lot-are-thoughtful-and-smart/
http://q1077.com/people-who-use-like-and-you-know-a-lot-are-thoughtful-and-smart/#commentsFri, 13 Jun 2014 14:00:00 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=184739Continue reading…]]>Surely you know someone that's a "like" overuser and inserts it into places where it would be fine if it was, like, not there. You know?

I read something today that said people who are constantly inserting the words and phrases "like," "you know," and "I mean," are not ditzy and immature if that crossed your mind. In fact, they may be more thoughtful than everybody else.

I had a friend once who would constantly say as the conversation was dying down, "I don't know, you know?" Actually, she had the amazing overall ability to plop in a record number of "you knows" in any sentence. I swear she could pack ten of those things into an eight word sentence. It drive me insane! But perhaps she was onto something.

]]>http://q1077.com/people-who-use-like-and-you-know-a-lot-are-thoughtful-and-smart/feed/0People Get Annoyed By Words Like "Whatever"http://q1077.com/people-get-annoyed-by-words-like-whatever/
http://q1077.com/people-get-annoyed-by-words-like-whatever/#commentsFri, 20 Dec 2013 15:30:37 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=161818Continue reading…]]>What words or phrases bug you? Can you narrow it down to just one?

Here's what a new Marist poll says. "Whatever" has been voted the most annoying word or phrase of the year.